I'm sorry, the computer tragedy was poisoned, so it was a little late

Liu Bei looked at everyone's reactions and said, "Since everyone has no objection to the appointment, then ask the military advisor to give an order!" ”

Tian Fan took a deep breath, adjusted his irritable mood, and thought that when there was a suitable candidate, he must not be this military advisor. One general is incompetent, tired to death of the three armies, and he knows his own catties, so it is easy to resign from this position as soon as possible!

He glanced at everyone and said, "Mr. Xianhe is going to Chang'an, and we can't be idle. What Mr. Yuanlong and Mr. Xianhe said is also very important, let's just do it separately! In addition to that, I think we need to settle down the local families and get them to support us! There is also the warlord forces in Xuzhou, we also have to find a way to calm down, subdue those who can be subdued, and defeat those who can't! We must not let them exist in my Xuzhou! The so-called outside must first be inside! The crowd nodded their heads.

Speaking of which, after Liu Bei took over Xuzhou, the situation in Xuzhou was not good. Among the five counties of Xuzhou, Xiapi, Pengcheng, Donghai, and Langya suffered two invasions by the Yellow Turban Army and two attacks by Cao Cao, but only Guangling County was intact. After the first two invasions of the Yellow Turban Army, under the governance of Tao Qian, Xuzhou recovered, but then it was invaded twice by Cao Cao, which made Xuzhou enter the abyss of pain again. In addition to Guangling County, the total population of the four counties decreased from 2.1 million to more than 800,000. Thanks to last year's locust plague, more than 500,000 people poured into Xuzhou, greatly enriching the population of these four counties.

In addition to population, Xuzhou has a big problem. Among the five counties of Xuzhou, only Xiapi, Pengcheng, and Donghai recognized Liu Bei's supreme position in Xuzhou, and most of Langya was occupied by Zang Ba and his gang, and only Xiao Jian of Juxian recognized Liu Bei. Guangling County was even more miserable, controlled by Zhao Yu and Zhenrong, and had no intention of obeying Liu Bei's orders at all. Zang Ba, his five generals, Sun Guan, Yin Li, Sun Kang, Wu Dun, Chang Xian generals are all from a strong background, unruly and brave and good at fighting, they have 8,000 troops, including 2,000 cavalry, occupy Langya Kaiyang, and do not accept Liu Bei's dispatch. Zhao Yu and Haoqiang Zhenrong, the big clans of Guangling County, had 13,000 troops, including 3,000 cavalry, and they did not obey Liu Bei's dispatch. These two separatist forces were a huge threat to Liu Bei, and the combined military strength of the two of them would exceed that controlled by Liu Bei.

The population of the three counties controlled by Liu Bei, as well as Pei County, plus the people who poured in during the locust plague, was only about 1.1 million, and they were either refugees or disaster victims, not only could not collect taxes, but had to help them. At the same time, Liu Bei still had to feed more than 30,000 troops under his command, which was really difficult. Fortunately, a few years ago, Tao Qian Tuntian accumulated a lot of grain, which solved the urgent need now.

What's even more disgusting is that among the more than 30,000 troops, except for the 9,000 soldiers and horses controlled by Liu Bei, the others are under Cao Bao's control, and he can't command them. What's even more disgusting is that although Cao Bao's army Liu Bei can't command, he still has to keep it! Can't Tao Qian die, Cao Bao's soldiers will become raised by his stepmother, right? Among Liu Bei's 9,000 soldiers and horses, 4,000 were Danyang elites given by Tao Qian, and their combat effectiveness was very strong, but he really didn't dare to play tricks with Cao Bao! Because of the more than 20,000 troops controlled by Cao Bao, the elite of Danyang accounted for 12,000! Therefore, how to appease Cao Bao is the main goal now! Even if he can't successfully persuade Cao Bao to hand over his military power, he must expand the army that Liu Bei can directly command as soon as possible in order to compete with Cao Bao!

There is no hope for the tax revenue of the other four counties this year, and it will have to be slowed down next year, so recovering Langya and Guangling is a task that must be completed in the near future. Especially Guangling County, with a population of nearly 700,000, is a rich place, once Liu Bei controls here, the tax will be doubled, and he can have more soldiers. If he can peacefully take over the armies of the two places, Liu Bei's military strength will also increase significantly. …,

Liu Bei bowed his head slightly and said, "Well, what the military advisor said is reasonable!" So, please continue! ”

Tian Fan nodded and continued: "Recruit talents, ask the lord to do it, so it seems sincere." The task of contacting the various clans was done by Mr. Han Yu, and Mr. Han Yu's prestige in the Xuzhou family was unparalleled for a while, and it was just right to do this! The training was done by General Cao Bao, General Yide and General Yun Chang, please be sure to do your best, and strive to make my Xuzhou soldiers and horses change greatly in half a year! Mr. Yuanlong continues to be in charge of Tuntian, this year's drought, grain production is seriously reduced, and Xuzhou has hundreds of thousands of displaced people, the next year's grain production is very important, please Mr. Yuanlong must be dedicated! As for the separatist forces in Xuzhou, after Mr. Xianhe returns, we will be justified, and when the army is well trained, we will find a way to deal with it together. "Several people are on duty!

To be honest, the soldiers in Xuzhou are not bad, and they can even be said to be extremely strong! It's a pity that Tao Qian doesn't have a smart general, otherwise he wouldn't have been beaten by Cao Cao. Liu Bei has a certain military talent, and if he can successfully impress Cao Bao and let him hand over the Danyang soldiers, then everything will be easy! It's just that now Xuzhou is in crisis, surrounded by Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, and Lu Bu, and after Liu Bei takes over Xuzhou, he must recruit some new soldiers, so the training time must be long enough.

Tian Fan said to Chen Deng again: "Mr. Yuanlong, the resettlement of displaced people can be handled in accordance with the standards of Tuntian. Land is distributed according to the population, and the government provides cattle and farming tools and seeds, so that they can cultivate the land themselves, and the grain produced is handed over according to a certain percentage, but they must be given enough rations. Ten years later, the land they have cultivated will be their own, and they will be taxed according to the normal tax rate. However, the specific rules are still considered by Mr. Yuanlong, and they will be implemented after the approval of the lord! ”

In fact, this method is very good, first of all, it can increase the enthusiasm of the tuntian pawn for farming. Leave them enough rations, let them know that they will not starve to death, and after paying a certain percentage, the rest will be their own, and after the tax is paid, the rest in their hands will be their own. If they don't care about eating, then they will think, they are starving to death anyway, why are they so desperate? Once the peasants' enthusiasm for farming is raised, they will inevitably cultivate conscientiously and then supplement it with appropriate farming methods, which will inevitably increase the income of grain by a large amount! There is no shortage of land in Xuzhou, and after several natural disasters, the population has suffered serious losses, and a large amount of land has been abandoned and urgently needs to be cultivated. But......

Chen Deng asked: "Master Tian, if we leave enough rations for the Tuntian soldiers, then the grain we will collect will be very small, or even none!" ”

Tian Fan shook his head and said to him, "Otherwise! The grain harvested is too small because the yield per mu is too small, because the farmers' farming methods are unreasonable, and the yield is too low! As long as we find a way to increase food production, then there will be no such problem! As for the specific methods, one is to improve agricultural tools and promote new farming methods, and the other is to improve grain varieties! Improving agricultural tools is not something that can be done in a day, it is a long-term process that needs to stimulate the enthusiasm of craftsmen to create! Or ask the lord to order, and those who can improve farm tools will be given a certain reward, and they can even be officials! Let those craftsmen think about improving farm tools.

Improving grain varieties is not something that can be done in a day, and it will take a long time. The specific method can be like this, choose those grains with full seeds, large grains and many grains as seeds, repeat the selection, and after many years, you can select high-yield grain seeds! This also asks the lord to order that those who have ears of grain that meet the above conditions will be given a certain reward as long as they offer it! After listening to this, everyone felt that it made a lot of sense! If the grain production really goes up, the benefits to everyone are obvious, after all, everyone has a lot of land at home, even if it can increase the yield by one percent, it is also a considerable windfall! …,

Tian Fan continued: "As for the improved farming method, the method is rather messy, but it can be implemented immediately. When I'm done, I'll send it to Mr. Yuanlong! ”

Chen Deng saluted and said: "Mr. Tian is talented, he will visit him another day!" "Everyone has no doubts about Tian Fan's talent in farming, after all, everyone saw it during the locust plague, and several of the locust control methods he said were very effective.

Seeing the eager eyes of several people, Tian Fan's heart was a little furious, and he hurriedly said: "Don't worry, everyone, everyone will have a share when the time comes!" After speaking, Tian Fan said to everyone again: "Everyone, I still have a little idea!" ”

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Tian Fan continued: "There must be puddles in everyone's manor, right?" It's the kind of puddle where the water is too deep for growing food, and the reservoir is too shallow. Everyone nodded, although these people do not go to their fields every day, but they still know the basic situation in the fields.

Tian Fan said: "Then I suggest that you don't fill it in, you can plant lotus roots!" That thing has a high yield, the yield per mu can reach several thousand catties, and the taste is good, and it is also resistant to storage, and it is okay to eat it as grain in a disaster year! Mr. Yuanlong also had a variety when he was in Tuntian! Planting method, I'll provide! "At that time, there were not many people who ate lotus roots, and there were few people who planted lotus roots, and the people who planted lotus roots, the purpose of which was lotus flowers, was mainly used for ornamentation, not for eating.

Lotus root is rich in starch, similar to potatoes and sweet potatoes. Tian Fan sometimes thinks, the Irish can eat potatoes as a staple, why don't we eat more lotus roots? Especially in the southern region, where there is abundant rain and sunshine, the yield of lotus root will be very high, and there are many benefits of eating lotus root. Tian Fan has learned special aquaculture, including the method of planting lotus root, which is really a piece of cake for him!

Everyone was very happy, after all, many useless places were turned into gold by Tian Fan's words, and they could also produce food. Cao Bao grabbed Tian Fan excitedly and said, "Boguang, haha, you are too talented!" Hehe, I have a daughter, beautiful and dazzling, you see ......" Mi Fang stopped hearing this, and said: "General Cao, Boguang is my brother-in-law, don't you rob me!" There was a good-natured laugh from the crowd.

Liu Bei said with emotion: "I have Boguang, I am really like a fish in water!" Xuzhou should not starve to death next year! After speaking, he smiled again and said to Tian Fan: "Boguang, we all have tasks, what are you going to do?" ”

Tian Fan's old face turned red and said, "I have to write about those agricultural materials!" In fact, he wanted to accompany Mi Zhen more, and promised to cook a meal for her in person a month ago, but it hasn't been realized yet. Liu Bei smiled tolerantly and said, "Okay, that's it for today, we'll go our separate ways when we go back!" ”

There is no very strict hierarchy in Liu Bei's camp, at least before he gained Yizhou, this is more like a big family, and it is easier to stay here, which is one of the reasons why Tian Fan chose him.

It is said that that night, in the study of Chen's mansion, Chen Deng's father and son sat opposite each other.

Chen Qi said: "Deng'er, tell me, what should we do?" ”

Chen Deng said with some annoyance: "Father, I was not optimistic about Liu Yuanjun before, but today Tian Boguang's idea is really high!" Occupy the righteousness, build a high wall, and accumulate grain! As long as Liu Yuanjun does these nine words, why worry about big things? ”

Chen Deng's younger brother Chen Ying on the side asked, "Father, are these nine words very powerful?" ”

Chen Jue looked at him and wanted to scold him for not learning and not knowing, but he felt that it was inappropriate, so he glared at him hatefully, and then glanced at Chen Deng. Chen Deng understood, nodded, and explained the meaning and meaning of these words to Chen Ying.

After Chen Ying listened, he was stunned and didn't know what to say! After a long while, he came back to his senses and said, "Father, eldest brother, this ......" Chen Deng looked at this younger brother, and then turned his head to Chen Jue and said: "Father, let's wait first, and after Liu Yuanjun's righteous name is obtained, we will sincerely assist him!" But now the most important thing for us is to do a good job of what you have to explain to us! Chen Jue's eyes flashed, and after a moment of weighing, he nodded deeply!